Melissa Farlow

Before freelancing for National Geographic, Farlow worked as a staff photographer at The Pittsburgh Press, Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times. She has a Pulitzer Prize for a project documenting desegregation of the public schools in Louisville, KY.

Melissa is a photojournalist in the documentary tradition. She often works with her husband, Randy Olson and their work has taken them to 50 countries over the past 20 years. Even though they are published in LIFE, GEO, Smithsonian and other magazines, they have primarily worked on projects for the National Geographic Society. They normally work individually, but have co-produced National Geographic magazine stories on northern California, American national parks, and the Alps. They photographed the southern United States for a book by Collins Publishing and have collaborated on over 70 books by various publishers.